La Chiesa del Suffragio nel centro storico di Carrara

The Church of Suffragio

The Church of Suffragio is a Baroque work in the historic center of Carrara In the historic center of Carrara, at the end of Via del Plebiscito, stands the church of the Madonna del Suffragio. The church also called “Church of Purgatory” was originally intended for prayer for the souls of the dead In Carrara,…

Fountain of the Four Rivers - Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Fountain of the Four Rivers

Fountain of the Four Rivers is a marvelous sculptural work created between 1648 and 1651, commissioned by Pope Innocenzo X, by the sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The fountain is located in the center of the famous Piazza Navona in front of the Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone by the architect Francesco Borromini. The…

colonnata piazza marmo bianco carrara

The Village of Colonnata

Located on the slopes of the Apuan Alps, the characteristic village of Colonnata develops upstream of the city of Carrara and is known worldwide for its lard, seasoned in the famous marble basins, and for its marble quarries. The origins of Colonnata date back to 40 BC when the Romans displaced here a first settlement…

michelangelo buonarroti pietà vaticana

The Pietà by Michelangelo

“Alla quale opera non pensi mai scultore né artefice raro potere aggiungere di disegno, né di grazia, né con fatica poter mai di finezza, pulitezza e di traforare il marmo con tanta arte, quanto Michele Agnolo vi fece, perché si scorge in quella tutto il valore et il potere dell’arte” (“To which work you never…

antonio canova venere

Canova at CARMI

Last August at the (CARMI) Museo Carrara and Michelangelo of Villa Fabbricotti, the exhibition “Canova – Il viaggio a Carrara” was inaugurated. The exhibition offers an analysis of the relationship between the Neoclassical sculptor and the city of Carrara. On display are important works including 5 precious original plaster casts preserved in the plaster cast…

marmomac verona stand gualtiero corsi

MarmoMac 2019

The 2019 edition of MarmoMac Verona, which has just ended, is a great success for Gualtiero Corsi. The Company, also present this year at the world leader event for the lithic industry, presented a completely renovated concept stand divided into three areas: the “Stone” area, the “People” area and the “Tech” area to ideally emphasize…

MarmoMac 2019 stand

The 2019 edition of MarmoMac Verona began this morning, the world’s leading event for the lithic industry. We are present, this year also, with a completely renewed stand. The new stand is divided into three areas: the “Stone” area, the “People” area and the “Tech” area to emphasize the intertwining of history, tradition and evolution…

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The Sculpture School

The courses for the 2019-2020 academic year of the Sculpture School of the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara (Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara), in Tuscany, Italy, are underway. The school provides a First Level Academic Diploma course which provides the student, through different workshops: Sculpture, Techniques of marble and semi-precious stones, Sculpture Techniques,…

Duomo di Carrara

VII Sculpture Symposium

The “VII Hand Sculpture Symposium” in “Piazza del Duomo” in Carrara was officially inaugurated on 31 August 2019. Eight sculptors from various countries of the world will shape their works made in white Carrara marble by sculpting them with mallets and chisels. In Piazza del Duomo, in Carrara (MS) until Sunday 8 September. The involved…

marmomac verona stand gualtiero corsi

Marmomac 2019

Ready for the big date with Marmomac Verona, the International Stones, Design and Technologies Exhibition, the most important event for this sector operators: extraction Companies, stone and marble traders, machinery builders. In Verona from September 25 to 28, 2019, Gualtiero Corsi S.r.l. will be present with their own exhibition space at Hall 9, stand C…